1938 Siamese general election explained

Country:Thailand
Previous Election:1937
Next Election:1946
Seats For Election:91 of the 182 seats in the House of Representatives
Election Date:12 November 1938
Turnout:35.03%
Nopercentage:yes
Noleader:yes
Party1:Independents
Seats1:91
Last Election1:91
Prime Minister
Before Election:Phahon Phonphayuhasena
After Election:Plaek Phibunsongkhram

General elections were held in Siam on 12 November 1938 to elect 91 members of the 182-seat House of Representatives. The other 91 members had been appointed by King Ananda Mahidol after the 1937 elections.[1] At the time there were no political parties,[2] so all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 35%.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p284
  3. Nohlen et al., p278